Don’t experiment with First Nations’ rights

First Nations are entitled to ensure the federal government isn’t creating illegitimate groups simply for its own political reasons through Bill C-53.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is shepherding Bill C-53, the Recognition of Certain Métis Governments in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan and Métis Self-Government Act.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JASON BATISE

February 26, 2024

There’s a bill winding its way through Parliament that threatens First Nations' rights under the guise of promoting reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Bill C-53 proposes legislation that the federal government claims will merely confirm self-government rights for thre...

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